Dispensing tap mounting



.1 A.fL MAGGENTI- 2,011,865

DISPENS ING TAP MOUNTING Filed Nov/8; 1935 J I I11 [NT/EN TOR.

Patented Aug. 20,1935

STATES *My'present invention relates to a tap or faucet mounting means'and more particularly to. a meansgwhieh wilkfacili'tate the mounting ofa I mftallibrl'tap 'or faucet upon:v abarrel, cask or I; otl 'rerllk'econtainer. i

object ofimy'inventionis to provide a simple, convenient and novelmeans: for mounting a I metap 'oi 'fancetupon a; barrel or like coni aner; f v

" Another-ohj'ectzof my-invention: is to provide athreaded tapsupport'which can be mounted" in the-iplugged'outlet 'ofi' a filledbarrel or cask, without-lessor liquid or'pressure from the barrel forfeaslt, as the plug: is driven from the outlet te permit theinsertion ofthe" threaded tap sup- Another object ofv invention is to provide adevice for mounting a metallic tap= in the. outlet ofi'abar-refer thelike which is adapted to close the barrel eutlet when'inone position andprovide ai flui'd conduit from'the barrel when in. another I :Iposition.

-z l-notl-ier ebi'ec'tof-myinvention is to provide a threaded sealingandtap mounting means for a :i barrel which isadapt'ed" toseat the barrelwhen itis threaded partially therein and form a fluid conduit when itis; threaded fully into 1 its supporting 'pcsiti'on. I I

It is'tlre-praetice in sealing a Winebarrel" to i close the tap outletthereof with a cork which can"be di iveninto the barrel' when a tap orother fluid controlling conduit is applied thereto; the

cork being later removed" from the barrel through its'-bungliole-' whenthe barrel is empty. The

21-; mostcomnion' formof tapused'with such a barrel isiormed ofWoodhavihg a tapered end that can. bedriven tightly into the barreloutlet. When a tap-ofithis typeisapplied toa barrel it is cust'cmary to'pla'ee the inner endof; the tapagainst tlrecork' and= then drive thetap intothe barrel outlet so as to force the cork therefrom Indrivingthetap-irrtothe-barrel, the cork isdriven the outlet beforethetaphas entered sufficientl y'far to close the outlet opening and as a.

resultisome of the liquid within the barrel will be lost'l' When thebar'rl is used-for beer, it is thefpractice t'e-"sea-l the barrel undera pressure of approximately tenpounds per squareinch and if tapof theabovetype is applied to such a barrel eensiderabl'eof the pressure will"be lost with the liquidat the time the: tap is driven I into the barreloutlet; as s'uggested above.

' Wendem taps; such asv have been referred to above, have atendencytosleak and donotjoperate' =satisiactorily unless thelbung oithe barrel is vented. Therefore, it is a further object. of. my-

inventionto provide means for mounting',.,uponi' a wine barrel, a ventedmetallic tap; Of the character disclosed in. my. copendingf applicationfor' Letters Patent, Serial. Number 661,233,. :filed:

March 1'7; 1933, which is adapted. to drive the cork from the barreloutlet and permit its. ini-.

sertion therein. without the loss} of. any liquid: and/or pressure fromwithin the barrel;

For a better 'understanding of my; invention 10 reference should be hadtov the accompanying:

drawing wherein I have shown; by way :01 illustration' and not-of.limitation; preferred embodimentsthereof. 1n thedrawing; 1 r Figure 1"is a perspective view showing a. tap" mounting device embodyingaone.aspect. ormw invention; I i

Figure 2 isa fragmentary sectional view showing'the tapmounting devicein an initiaLeork or 09;.

plug removing position, i

"Figure 3 is aview' similar to Figure 2; showing-I the tap mountingdevice in, an: intermediate barrel outlet sealing position, I

Figure l is afragmentary sectional view show- 5; I

ing -the tap-'mounting device'in its final-position with a tap mountedthereupon, I Figure 5 is a perspective View of a t'a p mountingdeviceembodying a modifiediorm of my' invention, v I 7 3 Figure 6 is afragmentary sectional vievi'showingthe tap mounting device illustratedin Figure 5 as in its barrel sealing positionj and Figure 7 is a Viewshowing the-device'illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 in its finaI'positionamountedthereuponp I I I 7 In Figures 1 to 4 of 'the-drawinglhaveilIustrated an embodiment ofmy: invention which is? particularly adaptedfor use on a barrel of the type; having a cork plugged outlet. I Asherefiuit' shown, the invention is embodied" in a cast and/or machinedtap mounting'member havingan' internally threaded tap supportingportion: ill, from which an externally threaded po'rtion ii extends.Formed'integrally 'with -'the- 3? threaded portion H, andheld in spacedrelation therewith by a pair of oppositely disposed arins l2, there is aplug forming portion I 3." Tlieporti'on E3- is preferably formed with "atapered end?" M which will facilitate an entrance of the plug formingportion l3? of the tap mounting meme. ber into a barrel outlet. The. tapsupporting I portion l0 and the externally threaded: portion. H. aremade tubular to: provide a: conduit 15;

through which liquid. may passjfromthe interior, 5

driven from a'barrel outlet l8 formed in the" head of a barrel head I9,and in Figure 3 of the drawing, the tap mountingmember is shown in anintermediate position with its threaded -por tion II engaging the barrelhead l9. From this latter figure of the drawing, it will be seen thatthe cork I! has been driven completely from the barreloutlet I8 and thatthe plug forming portion' l3 has replaced the cork I! so as to seal thebarrel outlet l8.

After the tap mounting member has been forced into the barrel head I9,to the position last described, a tap valve 20, having a sealing gasket2|, may be screwed thereupon, as shown in Figure 4 of the drawing; Thetap mounting member can then be screwed into the barrel outlet' 18 untilthe ports l6 are exposed'to the liquid withinthe barrel. This willprovide a passageway, through which the liquid may flow when the tapvalve 29 is opened.

If aLtap valve, of the type'disclosedin my copending application forpatent, is used with the tap mounting member described above, it will bepossible to withdraw the liquid from the barrel without providing a ventin the bung thereof, as this form of tap valve has an automaticallycontrolled vent which will permit air to enter abarrel or other sealed"container as liquid is drawn therefrom.

In Figuresj5, 6, and? of the drawing, I have shownan embodiment of myinvention which may be used as asubstitute for a cork in theoutletpof.a'pbarrel andalso provide means for the convenient mounting of a valvetap of the type r In this embodimentof my in '.;vention', the tapmounting member has an indescribed above.

ternallythreaded portion 22, into which a metallic tap valve or otherfaucet 20 maybe mounted, and an externallythreaded portion 23 that canbe threaded in a barrel outlet. The

the: barrel outlet !3 and thus, eliminate the- ::necessity for a cork.Should it be desired to withdraw liquid from a barrel, having the latterform of tap. mounting member applied thereto, this can-be convenientlyaccomplished by mount- 7 ing any suitable tap, such asthe tap valve 26,upon the portion 22 and then screwing the ex-' within the barrel andthus permitthe liquid contained therein to flow through the tap valve29" when it is opened.

r In order that the threaded portion 23 may be screwed into thefbarrelhead I9, I have provided a, pairpf oppositely disposed pins 26, by meansof which the tap mounting member may be easily turned into the barreloutlet IS with a spanner wrench. As an alternative for the pins 26, Imay form the portion '22 with a hexagonal exterior surface similar tothat upon the portion i!) of the tap mounting member illustrated inFigure 1 of the drawing.

Whilel have, for the sakeofclearness and in order to disclose theinvention so that it can be readily understood, described andillustrated specific devices and arrangements, I desire to have itunderstood that this invention is not limited to the specific meansdisclosed,.but may be embodied in other ways that will suggestthemselves to persons skilled in the art. It is believed that thisinvention is new and it is desired to claim it sothat all changes ascome within thescope of the appended claims are to be considered as partof this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimand desireto secure byLettersPaterit is-'- 1.,A tap mounting for a barrel or the like,

comprising a hollow tap supporting bushing hav,-,

ing an externally threaded portion adapted to be screwed directly intothe outlet-of a barrel, said tap supporting bushing also havingan'outwardly disposed barreloutlet closingplug at one, end, atapsupporting means, atv its other end and a conduit located between saidbarreloutlet closing plug and said tap" supporting means adapted to forma fluid passageway fromthe in-j,

terior of the barrel :through said-tap supporting bushing when the plugat. the end thereof has been driven. through the barrel outlet and thethreaded portion thereof is screwed fully into thebarrel outlet. 7

2. A plug removing and tap mounting me ans for a barrel or the'like,comprising a; tap 51113:" porting bushing having an externally threaded-*40' outlet of a barrel and a reduced and non-threadportion adapted"tobe screwed directly into the ed end portion for driving a plug fromthe-barrel outlet to permit a screwingofthe threaded portion of the tap.supporting bushing into the barrel outlet; the diameter of said reducedand nonthreaded end portion being sufiicient to-plug said barrel.goutlet until theexternally threaded ;portion' of the tap supportingbushing .has;been. screwed substantially into its final position in thebarreloutlet. q 1 5' 3. A tap mounting -fora barrel orthe like,

comprising a tubular tap supporting bushing having an externallythreaded portionadapted to be screwed into the outletof a barrel, aclosed nonthreaded end portion forming abarrel outlet plug which can be,driven into the barrel outlet,- and;

a port between said closed end portion and the threaded portion forminga fluid path from the interior'ofthe bar'rel to theinterior of the tapsupportinglbushing when the latter; is screwed into the outlet of thebarrel.

4. A plug removing and tap mounting. means for a barrel or the like,comprising autap supporting bushing having an externally threadedportion adapted to be screwed ,directly into the outlet of a barrel anda reduced'end portion ex- I tending outwardly beyond said threadedportion for driving a plugjfrom the-barrel outletto permit theexternally threaded portion ofthe tap supporting bushing to bescrewedinto the-barrel:

outlet, said reduced ,end portion having a diameter at one pointsuflicient to:closethe barrel outlet'until' the externally threadedportion of the bushing'enters the barrel outlet. r

5. A ta'p mounting. for a barrel orthe like,

comprising a hollow tap supporting bushing havexternally threadedportion by a pair of spaced ing an externally threaded portion adaptedto be arms between which a fluid may flow from the screwed directly intothe outlet'of a barrel and a interior of the barrel into said. hollowtap supclosed end portion spaced outwardly from'said. porting bushingwhen the externally threaded threaded portion for plugging a barreloutlet portion thereof is screwed fully into the outlet 5 when thebushing is being applied to a barrel, of the-barrel.

said closed end portion being supported upon said ALBERTO LOUISMAGGENTI'.

